According to Cicero, gratitude is not only the greatest, but also the parent of all virtues. It seems that the experience of gratitude is at the center of all world religions and has been discussed and examined by all philosophers as well. However, the systematical study of gratitude through psychology did not happen before the … [Read more…]
The technique of Active Imagination enables you to dialogue with the unconscious archetypal elements in the psyche. I recommend adding this meditative discipline to your toolbox as a discipline to encourage your spiritual transformation. It is a great opportunity to get help from your inner counselor by way of translating fear, negative emotions and bad … [Read more…]
In Part 1 I talked of the ultimate state of the individuation process, the state of the “unus mundus”, becoming one with the collective unconscious, but not in pathological ways as in certain psychoses where the individuation process has gone astray and everything has been given a wrong twist. When this occurs positively it brings … [Read more…]
It has been since 1864 that the words “In God we trust” were engraved on American coins. And since 1956 you find the words as a national motto also on all dollar notes. It seems that trust is a vital life principle. And the words “In God we trust” emphasizes that trust in God is … [Read more…]
So far I have put together arguments of a false spirituality which claims we can change the world as we change our perception aka quantum physics My answer is NO! We cannot change the world as long as we stay in the ordinary consciousness (5 percent conscious, 95 percent unconscious). I call the ordinary consciousness … [Read more…]
Together with the actual pandemic situation of the corona virus we see the rampant psychological spreading of fear around the world. It has been there all along with our mode of thinking, but the greater part was hidden in the unconscious. Now out from this shadow world fear is arising, showing its face to the … [Read more…]
When we refer to “modern physics” we mean the physics of the 20th century, which has changed the framework of our way of thinking, partly. It was the relativity theory, but more so quantum physics to prove that the reality of our world doesn’t exist until there is an observer. Thereby we have to question … [Read more…]
I tried to bring to the front the fundamental statements of quantum physics once more to avoid misinterpretation which you come across often in the New Age Movement and esoteric circles. It is propagated that we all have creative power beyond measure by our very nature. It is said, when we wake up and realize … [Read more…]
is the title of a book by C.G. Jung of which he said in writing it he felt himself the instrument of a higher power: “If there is anything like the spirit seizing one by the scruff of the neck, it is the way this book came into being.” This points to the fact that … [Read more…]
In Answer to Job Jung analyzes God. He shows a masterful biblical scholarship in the exegesis of Old and New Testament as well as extraordinary knowledge of history, combined with his overarching perspectice on collective spiritual developments. Therefore this book affords a quasi prophetic understanding of man‘s evolution of consciousness, For Jung the term of … [Read more…]